Hinge.



W. J. REDDIGK.

HINGE.

APPLICATION FILED 11011.15, 1910.

9 94, 1 96, Patented June 6, 1911.

rmrr as r" 1 HINGE.

Application filed November 15, 1910.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM J. REDDICK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lakeland, in the county of Polk and State of Florida, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Hinges; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in hinges and theleading object thereof is the provision of a hinge comprising a swingingleaf member and a stationary leaf member which is inclosed by a socketmember, in which it may be adjusted by means of a screw bolt.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter set forth and pointedout in the specification.

In the accompanying drawings, which are made a part of this application,Figure 1 is a side elevation of a door amb, showing my improved hingeapplied thereto. Fig. 2 is a sectional view as seen on line 22, Fig. 1,showing the door in an open position, and, Fig. 3 is a sectional viewthrough the hinge as seen on line 33, Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings in which similar reference numerals designatecorresponding parts throughout the several views, 1 indicates the door jamb, which may be constructed in any preferred manner, and 2 indicates adoor, which is adapted to be hinged to and swung from the j amb. In or--der to keep the door in perfect alinement with the j amb or casing towhich it is swung, I provide my improved form of hinge, which comprisesa pair of leaves 3 and 4:, the leaf 3 being constructed in the usualmanner and secured to the edge of the door by means of screws 5, oneedge of the swinging leaf 3 having knuckles 6 through which projects apin 7. One end of stationary leaf 4: is provided with a knuckle 8 whichis disposed between the knuckles 6 of the leaf 3 and is hingedlyconnected thereto by a pint-1e 7 passing through the knuckles of bothleaves. The leaf t is provided along its edges and its inner end withflanges 9 and 10, respectively, which forms the leaf & substantiallytrough shaped in cross section.

The leaf 4B is entered into a socket 11,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 6, 1911.

Serial No. 592,561.

which is in turn attached to the jamb 1 by means of screws 12 orotherwise, the inner walls of the socket 11 having ribs 13 thereon,which enter grooves 14L in the outer faces of the flange 9 said ribs andgrooves retaining the leaf 4 in perfect alinement with the socket.Extending through a threaded opening 15 in the closed end 16 of thesocket is a threaded adjusting bolt 17, the outer end thereof beingprovided with a head 18, whereby a wrench may be readily applied theretoto rotate the bolt. The inner end of the bolt 17 is extended through anopening 19 in the end flange 10 of the leaf 1, said bolt being providedwith collars 20 on opposite sides of the flange 10, so that while thebolt is swiveled to the leaf 4: and may readily rotate in the opening 19the leaf 4 will be moved longitudinally coincident to the movement ofthe bolt.

By this construction it will be readily seen that the door can bereadily adjusted and kept in perfect alinement with the door framewithout requiring the door to be trimmed in order to obtain a perfectfit, and, it will further be seen that the hinge can be produced at anominal cost and can be readily applied to use.

What I claim is:

In a hinge, a member having a longitudinal socket portion, the sidewalls of said portion being provided with ribs and the side edgeportions of said member being bent outwardly from said side walls andadapted for attachment to a support, said member having a closed end andan open end, a hinge leaf having its side edge portions disposedangularly to engage the side Walls of the member and having grooves toreceive the ribs of said side walls, one end of said leaf being disposedangularly and the other end being provided with a knuckle, a hinge leafhaving knuckles pivotally connected to the knuckle, and a screw threadedthrough the closed end of the member and swiveled to the angular end ofthe hinge leaf received thereby.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM JACOB REDDIOK.

Witnesses:

O. G. ARENDELL, WV. B. SMITH.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

